Explosion Collection (page 9)

General Braddocks Defeat, 1755, (1877). British military leader Edward Braddock is killed in Pennsylvania during the French and Indian War

Attack of Basque Carlists during the revolt of 1872-1876, (1902). The Basque Carlists were followers of Infante Carlos (later Carlos V)

The Civil War in America - Naval Engagement in Hampton Roads... 1862
The Civil War in America - Naval Engagement in Hampton Roads: the Confederate Iron-Plated Steamer Merrimac (or Virginia) running into the federal sloop Cumberland, 1862. Hand-coloured later

Scene of the explosion at the Cartridge factory, Greenwich Marshes, 1872
Scene of the explosion at the cartridge factory, Greenwich Marshes, 1872. An engraving from the Illustrated London News, (27 January 1872)

On the Road to Souain, Sommepy, France, World War I, 1915 (1929). A column of French troops comes under artillery fire

The Japanese led by General Oshima invade Ping Yang, Korea, 14 September 1894, (1900). Scene from the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895; the Japanese army invades Pyongyang

French soldiers watching artillery fire, 1st Battle of the Marne, France, 5-12 September 1914. The French halted the German advance at the Marne, saving Paris in the process

The Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia, 1 July 1862 (1862-1867). The gunboats Monitor and Galena covering the retreat. The Battle of Malvern Hill was the last engagement of the Peninsula Campaign in

The fleet passing forts on the Mississippi, capture of New Orleans, 1862-1867. Artist: W Ridgway
The fleet passing forts on the Mississippi, capture of New Orleans, 1862-1867. The Union Navy commanded by Admiral David Farragut captured New Orleans from the Confederacy in 1862

Bombardment of Island Number Ten, Mississippi River, 7 April 1862, (1862-1867). Artist: W Ridgway
Bombardment of Island Number Ten, Mississippi River, 7 April 1862, (1862-1867). Union ironclad warships bombarding the Confederate-held fortified island in the Mississippi

Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 9 March 1862 (1862-1867). Artist: J Davies
Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 9 March 1862 (1862-1867). From left to right: Sewalls Point, rebel tug, Jamestown, Merrimack, Monitor, Yorktown, Cumberland

The Attack at the River Steenbeck, Belgium, First World War, 31 July 1917. Artist: A Forestier
The Attack at the River Steenbeck, Belgium, First World War, 31 July 1917

Conquest of the Wytschaete-Messines Ridge, Belgium, First World War, 7 June 1917

The Hills and Fort of Douaumont, Verdun, France, 18 March 1916, (1926). Douaumont was the site of one of the network of forts built around the city of Verdun

The moment a torpedo from German submarine U-20 hit the RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). Artist: Oliver Bernard
The moment a torpedo from German submarine U-20 hit the RMS Lusitania, 7 May 1915, (1926). On 7 May 1915, a German submarine torpedoed

Bombardment of the Belfry, Arras, France, July 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
Bombardment of the Belfry, Arras, France, July 1915, (1926). The historic town centre of Arras was severely damaged by shelling during World War I

The Church of Ablain and Souchez, Artois, France, 19 June 1915, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
The Church of Ablain and Souchez, Artois, France, 19 June 1915, (1926)

Notre Dame de Lorette and St Nazaire, Ablain, during bombardment, Artois, France, 1915, (1926)
Notre Dame de Lorette and St Nazaire, Ablain, during the bombardment, Artois, France, 1915, (1926)

A British attack using the bayonet and grenade, Neuve-Chapelle, France, 10 March 1915, (1926). The British successfully broke through the German lines in Artois at the Battle of Neuve-Chapelle in

French artillery assault on the Eparges ridge, near Verdun, France, 2 August 1915

A German Shell Explodes in a British Trench, 1914, (1926). Artist: Arthur C Michael
A German Shell Explodes in a British Trench, 1914, (1926)

The front line around the Aisne, France, World War I, 1914, (1926)

A Massive German Attack on the British Front, World War I, 1914 (1926). Artist: Arthur C Michael
A Massive German Attack on the British Front, World War I, 1914 (1926)

The French front line at Douaumont, Verdun, France, 25 February 1916. Douaumont was the site of one of the network of forts built around the city of Verdun

British air bombardment over the German lines, World War I, 1914-1918 (1926). Artist: Joseph Simpson
British air bombardment over the German lines, World War I, 1914-1918 (1926)

Allied troops and German prisoners at the Menin Road, near Ypres, Belgium, 30 October, 1917. The Menin Road was the main road leading east out of Ypres

The attack on the German positions north of the Aisne, 16th April 1917, (1926). Artist: Francois Flameng
The attack on the German positions north of the Aisne, 16th April 1917, (1926). Known as the Nivelle Offensive, after Robert Nivelle, the Commander in Chief of the French Army who planned it

Explosion on board the Russian battleship Tsesarevich, Battle of the Yellow Sea, 10th August 1904. A naval battle during the Russo-Japanese War

Siege of Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese-War, 1904. A Russian nurse is wounded by a shellburst while caring for the casualties of the siege

Sinking of the Russian battleship Petropavlosk, Russo-Japanese War, 13th April 1904. The Russian ironclad Petropavlosk was sunk by a Japanese mine off Port Arthur with the loss of 600 lives

The death of the aviator Auguste Severo over Paris, 1902. Severo and his mechanic were both killed soon after the hydrogen in Severos recently built airship Pax exploded 2000 feet above the city

Terrible explosion at Satory, France, 1902. Satory, south of Versailles, is the site of a military camp. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 10th August 1902

Explosion on board the British warship HMS Royal Sovereign, 1901. On 9th November 1901, off the Greek coast, one of the 6-inch guns on board the battleship exploded whilst being fired

The Execution of Pao-Tin-Fou, 1901. Events in China, Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 20th January 1901

In the Balkans: Macedonians defending themselves with bombs against Turkish Soldiers, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 27th September 1903

A bomb in Barcelona, 1896. Artist: F Meaulle
A bomb in Barcelona, 1896. On June 7, 1896, a bomb, probably planted by anarchists, exploded amidst a religious procession in Cambios Nuevos, Barcelona

The Battle at Cape St Vincent, 19th century. The naval Battle of Cape St Vincent took place in 1797, near Cape St Vincent, Portugal, between a British fleet and a Spanish fleet

Charge of the Prussian Lancers at Weissenburg, 1870, (1875). The Battle of Weissenburg was the first battle of the Franco-Prussian War

Codringtons brigade at the Battle of the Alma, Crimean War, 1850s, (1888). Sir William Codringtons 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Accident on the French warship Bouvines, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Accident on the French warship Bouvines, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 11th August 1895

Death of an anarchist assassin, Aniche, France, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Death of an anarchist assassin, Aniche, France, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 18th August 1895

Explosion of a letter bomb sent to Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
Explosion of a letter bomb sent to Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, 1895. In August 1895 the chief clerk of Rothschild Freres bank was seriously injured when he opened a latter bomb intended to

Balloon explosion in Hal, Belgium, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Balloon explosion in Hal, Belgium, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 29th September 1895

Death of the anarchist Jean Pauwels in the Church of la Madeleine, Paris, 1894. Pauwels was killed when the bomb he was carrying in his pocket detonated

Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina, 1862-1867. Fort Sumter was the place where the opening shots of the American Civil War were fired, on 12 April 1861

Heroism of a Italian 75mm Battery, World War I, 1915. A print from Le Pays de France, 30 September 1915

Battle of the Yalu River, Sino-Japanese War, 25 October 1894. The First Sino-Japanese War was fought in 1894-1895 between Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan over the control of Korea

A crater caused by the explosion of a mine, Western Front, 1917. The placing of huge explosive mines in tunnels beneath enemy trenches became a common tactic on the Western Front during World War I

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